This salad is loved even by those who claim not to like tahini. Serves four.

Method

Trim any big leaves off the broccoli and cut off the woody base of the stems. Blanch for three minutes in boiling, salted water until al dente, refresh, drain and leave to dry.

Toss the broccoli in the oil, a teaspoon of salt and a large pinch of pepper, then cook on a very hot ridged griddle pan for two minutes on each side, until slightly charred and smoky. Set aside to cool.

Whisk the tahini, honey, lemon juice, garlic and a pinch of salt, and slowly start to add water half a tablespoon at a time. At first, the sauce will look as if it has split, but it will soon come back together. Add just enough water to make the sauce the consistency of honey – around three tablespoons in total. Arrange the broccoli on a platter, drizzle with sauce and scatter with sesame seeds. Serve at room temperature.

Tahini

£5.30

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Nigel(05/10/2016)I don't like vegetable only meals but, I love this site everything that i have cooked so far is, so very tasty. I cooked this tonight and my wife said it was wonderful. I really enjoyed it too, i will be cooking this again for a party very soon!

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suchitra(12/09/2015)this is a deceptively simple dish. in the sense, the cooking method deceives you to think this might taste simple. stick to the recipe, with your blinders on, and you'll have on your hands - the most fabulous-tasting vegetable snack, ever. blew my mind.